That is where things, like purpose and determination come in; as your vision and commitment is really tested through ALL of those years and situations. I am grateful for each and every one of those challenges, successes and unexpected situations, as they have uniformly added experience, learning and even wisdom to these broad shoulders and still somewhat handsome head, lol. The journey continued yesterday and today. I am thankful I had the resilience to stand for what I believe, as far as my children, myself and this world. It is challenging and that what builds character and forges our ideas.

The road is long and really winding, yes; and as my old somewhat hero Maxwell Smart would say: “And loving it. Thanks.

Coming from our inner strength, aligns us with our goodness, our sense of wanting to do well, and even our commonality. Most of us, want a better world, and we need those people and philosophies that will uplift us. I am grateful that I have been able to come this far, in the development of a philosophy. Today being, July 4, 2018, among other things, I convey wonderful appreciation to our dear United State of America, on our 242nd birthday. Happy birthday!

BTW, evil is a specific thing; is it not a “random” word that universally applies to bad behavior. Evil, pertains for one, to a bleakness of perspective, essentially no good at root. Then, evil will engage in totally disruptive and false tactics, aimed to belittle and confuse. Third and related; evil will attempt to appear as good, because evil knows what good is, and further knows that evil cannot ever act as good. So evil traffics in subterfuge and disguise.

So, I put the work in, and we shall see how it turns out. I seemed to have made a conscious choice to pursue a certain direction; so again, I will see how this round works out. It has been one steady and slow pursuit of a larger goals, for “decades” now. So, like the turtle I keep going. I did see a wonderful reminder in Needham yesterday that said: “Don’t be like the hare,” with  a picture of a turtle. That’s me.

Sometimes the Opposition to such things can come from those who purport closeness to us i.e. family. Family can have profound jealousies and not want to see members of their circle exceed beyond what they have done. Part of the Science of Inner Strength thinking is that it is that very goal and/or inner purpose that ensures that we keep plodding along, and do not give up. Quite a challenge/opportunity!

True strength, inner strength resides in a positive purpose, respect and teamwork with and for others. For me, it entails reaching within our psyche and causing a shift and a recognition that we can be successful, without being mean, indeed by being kind and considerate. It is ambitious, and yet that is where I reach for the stars and prospectively settle for the moon. I have encountered so much unfairness and false strength that I am inspired. Jon

I received a little communication that could have nice repercussions yesterday, so we shall see. I aim to establish this place of positivity that will attract others, and send a positive signal out into the world. A world needs positive communications and ways now. Potentially I have done a significant part; we shall see how it ALL plays out. I have a seemingly significant birthday coming up; and yet my spirit, feels very young. I suppose that is one of my secrets, to maintain that inner child and boyish fascination with life, even while maturing well. Thank you.

Summing up the Science of Inner Strength in a few words, it is about finding our inner strength, our authenticity, our true purpose, all in one. Then it becomes a matter of developing the mechanisms to bring that inner strength forward in appropriate and assertive ways. Implicit, as well; is a matter of trusting in our goodness, as an individual and an organization. That is okay for us to do well, as long as we are aligned with a greater purpose as well. That is the beauty of the Science of Inner Strength, finding that virtually divine sense within us, believing we have a right AND opportunity to accomplish great things. Thanks.

Not to mention, I got a piece that I was working on delivered today, and I got a real kick our of it. It had a nice tone, with a little oomph at the end. So I was really happy about that as well. A friend once gave me a card, saying that the “triumph was in the struggle:” although he also wrote, in the victory as well. I will take both pieces. To the degree that the triumph is in the struggle; I have rocked the world, lol.

On some level, our species has evolved quite a bit, although we surely have our work cut out for us. We live in homes, with electricity, to not greatly fear attacks from animals and the like, and have excellent technology. So, we have gotten to know our planet a little better over the course of human history. While guarantees, will virtually never be a part of the human condition: Death and taxes aside, lol; trusting ourselves and one another can become a much greater part of our shared sense of humanity. Trusting takes the edge off of things, and ALLOWS us to believe in higher influences, AND live peacefully.